Background: White-coat response, defined as higher office blood pressure readings than
ambulatory readings, is common. Few studies have estimated its prevalence among subjects …

Purpose Vigorous exercise increases urine protein excretion. However, whether exercise
increases urine albumin enough to reach the threshold for microalbuminuria (2.8 and 2.0 mg/…

Purpose During residency, many physicians find it difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle;
however, there is little objective data available. In this study, residents’ health behaviours and …

Objective To compare blood pressure readings obtained with two commonly used oscillometric
monitors: Omron HEM 711 AC (OM) and Welch-Allyn 52000 series NIBP/oximeter (WA) …

Aldosterone antagonists are the mainstay of therapy in patients with hypertension due to
primary aldosteronism. However, in our experience, these patients are sometimes placed on …

Objectives Publically accessible blood pressure monitors are widely used, but little information
is available on their accuracy. We compared blood pressure readings of 17 drug store …

Purpose Health care workers, including physicians, have adopted more casual dress. The
appearance of a physician may influence patients’ opinion of physician knowledge, …

Patients who participated in an initial study in a hypertension outpatient clinic in a tertiary
care hospital in Western Canada were approached three years later to participate in a follow-…

Historique La réduction du risque cardiovasculaire (RRCV) exige des soins continus, qui
peuvent être difficiles à gérer pour des patients qui habitent à l’extérieur des régions urbaines. …

Purpose Vitamin D Deficiency is common, particularly in northern latitudes. We examined the
association between vitamin D status and hypertension in late pregnancy. Methods A case-…